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Moon

For Teachers K - 4th
Students discover scientific facts about the Moon and how some American Indian Tribes used the moon to measure time. They accomplish this by listening to stories and poetry, writing stories, communicating with an astronaut,...
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A Moon with a View

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the rotation of Earth and the moon. In this solar system lesson, 3rd graders participate in an Earth and moon simulation in which part of the class "becomes" the sun, while other children represent the moon by...
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Blue Moon

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore information about the moon. In this trans-disciplinary lesson plan, students first listen to a picture book about the moon, then create an accompanying art project to illustrate a blue moon. Finally, the students write...
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North American Montessori Center

Sun and Moon Autumnal Equinox Activities

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Two hands-on activities celebrate the sun and moon autumnal equinox. First, scholars create a cairn using a shoebox, flashlight, and drawing tools to view the sun's progression. Second, learners take to the kitchen to bake mooncakes and...
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Sun, Earth, and Moon

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Cute graphics make this an attractive presentation for upper elementary classrooms, and multiple choice questions make it interactive as well. There is, however, a lack of coherence. For example, slide #4 addresses the air we breathe,...
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Life on the Moon

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils study the physical properties of the Moon.  In this life on the moon lesson students describe the ways life on the Moon would be different than on Earth. 
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Walk Two Moons Chapters 33-35

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this Walk Two Moons comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 17 short answer questions covering chapters 33-35 of Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Lesson Plan # 1 - Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore and identify moon phases, watch teacher demonstration of different phases using globe and flashlight to represent moon and sun, and discuss reasons why there are moon phases.
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Student Exploration: Phases of the Moon

For Students 4th - 6th
In this moon phase worksheet, students complete 2 prior knowledge questions, then use the "Phase of the Moon Gizmo" to complete several activities, answering short answer questions when finished.
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It's Just a Phase

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe the phases of the moon and play a game with moon phase cards.
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Birthday Moons

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students find the phase of the moon on the date of their birth.  In this science activity, students chart the moon from the date of their birth till they were one month old.  Students fill out a graphic organizer after visiting a web...
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The Moon in Motion

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars identify the phases of the moon. In this space science lesson, students create a "Moon Flipbook" by using a reproducible which is included in the lesson. Young scholars color in their flipbooks.
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Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the phases of the moon. They observe experiments to formulate explanations for moon phases. Students identify waxing crescent, waning gibbous, and the causes of the phases.
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Organizer
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Phases of the Moon

For Students 4th - 5th
In this phases of the moon activity, students first fill in and label a graphic organizer showing the moon's phases, then complete 5 fill in the blank sentences.
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Phases of the Moon: Cooperative Learning

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the phases of the moon. In this moon phase instructional activity, 3rd graders listen to a read aloud of The Moon Seems to Change by Franklyn M. Branley and discuss the phases of the moon. They complete a moon phase...
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Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore why when you examine the moon depends on its location in relationship to the sun and Earth. The moon never goes away or changes shape-we just see a different fraction of sunlight being reflected from the moon to Earth.
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28 Days - The Lunar Cycle time line

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a labeled lunar diagram time line illustrating the lunar cycle using Internet resources. An assigned date/month is given to each student, and an online Moon Phase calculator assists them with their drawings.
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Line Ups

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders describe the lunar cycle. develop an understanding of the order and phases of the moon. Each student in a team contributes orally in order to make a line up of the moon phases in order.
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K12 Reader

Why Does the Moon Orbit Earth?

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Have you ever looked up at the moon and wondered why it looks different every night? Learn about the moon's orbit and the lunar cycle with a reading comprehension exercise. Using context clues, kids find the definitions of unfamiliar...
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Clip the Face

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discover the moon's phases and the rarity of eclipses. In this lunar lesson, students view a video titled Spin Around the Solar System: A Moon Dance, which demonstrates the key differences between a lunar and solar...
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University of Colorado

Phases of Charon

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Charon, the largest of Pluto's moons, was discovered in 1978. Lesson is a walk through of how to solve for the phases of Charon. It uses two different points on Pluto and takes into account the tilt of the pole, the rotational axis, and...
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Worksheet
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Orbits Worksheet #2

For Students 9th - 12th
Brief, but beneficial, this resource draws space scientists into the orbit of a moon around its planet. Assignees answer five multiple choice style questions using a diagram of the planet, the moon's orbit, its focal points, and the...
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Phases of the Moon Flipbook

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a flipbook. In this phases of the moon lesson plan, 3rd graders examine how the moon changes and phases occur.  Students create their own flipbook of the phases of the moon using file cards to create a motion-picture...
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Moon Light Through the Month

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers work in small groups to arrange moon phase cards into the correct sequence. The goal is to circle as many consecutive numbers as possible in two minutes.

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